2007年12月大学英语四级词汇真题训练大汇集

A　　1.absorb vt.吸收;使专心

　　【搭配】be absorbed in专心于

　　【考题】She was so_______in her job that she didn't hear anybody knocking at the door.

　　A)attracted B)absorbed C)drawn D)concentrated

　　(1996.1/25/B)

　　【译文】她工作如此专心以致于没听见有人敲门。

　　2.abuse vt.滥用;虐待n.滥用

　　【考题】It has been revealed that some government leaders_______their authority and position to get illegal profits for themselves.

　　A)employ B)take C)abuse D)overlook

　　(1996.6/34/C)

　　【译文】据透露，一些政府官员滥用职权为自己谋取非法利益。

　　3.accomplish v.达到;完成

　　【考题】The project，_______by the end of 2000，willexpand the city's telephone network to cover 1，000，000 users.

　　A)accomplished B)being accomplished

　　C)to be accomplished D)having been accomplished

　　(1999.6/68/C)

　　【译文】预计在2000年前完成的这项工程将扩大该市的电话网至 1，000，000用户。

　　4.account n.账;账户v.说明……原因

　　【搭配】on account of 为了……的缘故，因为

　　take...into account 考虑到

　　【考题】I'd_______his reputation with other farmers and business people in the community，and then make a decision about whether or not to approve a loan.

　　A)take into account B)account for

　　C)make up for D)make out

　　(2000.1/63/A)

　　【译文】我得向社区的其他的农户和商人们了解他的信誉，然后再决定是否同意他的贷款请求。

　　5.approve vt.赞成，称许;批准

　　approval n.

　　【搭配】for sb.'s approval 求某人指正 give one's approval to 批准

　　【考题】If only the committee_______the regulations and put them into effect as soon as possible.

　　A)approve B)will approve C)can approve D)would approve

　　(1997.1/47/D)

　　【译文】要是委员会能尽快批准这些规章制度并付诸实施就好了。

　　6.approximately ad.近似地，大约

　　【考题】They claim that_______1，000 factories closed down during the economic crisis.

　　A)sufficiently B)approximately C)considerably D)properly

　　(1993.1/45/B)

　　【译文】他们宣称大约有1000家工厂在经济危机中倒闭了。

　　7.arise vi.出现;由……引起

　　【考题】Some confusion has_______about who can join the association.

　　A)retained B)lifted C)raised D)arisen

　　(1992.1/43/D)

　　【译文】关于谁加入协会意见不一。

　　8.artificial a.人工的;矫揉造作的

　　【考题】There were some _______flowers on the table.

　　A)artificial B)unnatural C)false D)unreal

　　(1991.6/44/A)

　　【译文】桌子上有一些假花。

　　9.ashamed a.惭愧(的);羞耻(的)

　　【搭配】be ashamed of 以为……是耻辱

　　be ashamed to do sth.以干……为耻

　　【考题】He was_______ of having asked such a silly question.

　　A)sorry B)guilty C)ashamed D)miserable

　　(1991.6/65/C)

　　【译文】他对自己问了这样一个愚蠢的问题感到很不好意思。

　　10.associate vi.交往n.伙伴，同事

　　【搭配】associate oneself with 加入

　　associate sth.with 把(某事物与其他事物)联系在一起

　　associate with 和……来往

　　【考题】A healthy life is frequently thought to be_______with the open countryside and homegrown food.

　　A)tied B)bound C)involved D)associated

　　(1996.6/23/D)

　　【译文】人们总是把健康的生活与开阔的乡村和自家种的食物联系在一起。

　　11.available a.可利用的;通用的

　　【考题】Convenience foods which are already prepared for cooking are_______ in grocery stores.

　　A)ready B)approachable C)probable D)available

　　(1997.1/43/D)

　　【译文】经过加工随时可供烹调的

　　方便食品在食杂店可以买到。

　　12.awkward a.笨拙的;尴尬的

　　【考题】The shy girl felt_______ and uncomfortable when she could not answer her teacher's questions.

　　A)amazed B)awkward C)curious D)amused

　　(1998.6/42/B)

　　【译文】当这个害羞的女孩回答不上来老师的提问时，她感到很窘迫和难受。